siểm
sycophantize
Verb
sycophantize
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
sycophantize Core Actions
The act of flattering someone by speaking poorly of another person.
vi Hắn ta cố gắng siểm nịnh để lấy lòng cấp trên.
en He tries to flatter his superiors by speaking poorly of others.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 諂 / 諂
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 諂 / 諂
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 諂
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
諂
Candidates by syllable
siểm
諂
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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siểm nịnh
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siểm nịnh